Top US official in Bangladesh to discuss counter-terrorism

July 10, 2016 15:44

The US point person for South Asia Nisha Desai Biswal today arrived in Bangladesh on a two-day visit to discuss violent extremism and ways to combat it following two recent terror attacks in the Muslim-majority country.

Biswal, the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, would meet Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali. She would also meet with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, officials said.

Earlier, the State Department said Biswal will meet with government officials to discuss "issues of shared concern" and offer US assistance to the Bangladeshi government's efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism. She will also meet with the embassy community, local business and other diplomatic representatives. Bangladesh has witnessed a spate of Islamist attacks in recent days.

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